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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 15

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

242 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 249▼ 13 vs year ago 255 · −5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 30 · +23.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 23▲ 109 vs year ago 16 · +681.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold really good 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Remember no sales for the next two weeks Merry Christmas and happy new year. Next sale will be January 5th.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.36/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −18.78 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$402.36

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$61.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs MS average

−41.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	436.00	2,311	2thin
Medium and Large 1	530	413.84	2,192	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	392.67	2,120	3thin
Medium and Large 3	577	374.34	2,160	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.66/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

402.36

—

MS average14 barns · 261 hd

406.81

−4.44

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−41.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−18.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $421.14 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,745	181.00	3,158	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	161.35	1,951	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	152.13	2,381	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	143.71	1,491	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$3,186	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,952	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,381	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	986	$3,502	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$3,513	8

Every lot

79 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	651.54/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,486	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,445	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	548.83/cwt	538.00–560.00	1,729	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	497.46/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,666	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,882	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	502.15/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,808	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	466.53/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,759	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	461.69/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,907	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,056	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	417.06/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,931	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,125	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	436.99/cwt	435.00–438.00	2,150	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	413.45/cwt	408.00–418.00	2,162	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,311	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,173	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	374.34/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,160	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,297	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,119	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	365.00/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,292	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,367	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	334.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,227	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	316.49/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,320	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,205	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,607	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,676	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,341	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	414.06/cwt	413.00–415.00	1,544	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,706	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,862	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,793	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	412.65/cwt	406.00–422.00	1,968	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	354.12/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,887	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	344.23/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,983	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	360.69/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,106	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,098	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	331.99/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,251	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	289.18/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,221	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,026	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,011	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	367.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,069	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	334.99/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,187	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	346.38/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,331	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,426	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	145.17/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,539	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	151.97/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,615	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	164.97/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,938	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	157.72/cwt	156.50–159.00	1,960	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	152.13/cwt	149.00–155.50	2,381	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	3,185.86/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,186	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	2,667.51/head	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,668	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,381.11/head	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,381	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	3,141.39/head	3,075.00–3,250.00	3,141	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	3,501.70/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,502	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	3,651.78/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,652	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Dec 15, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 249Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 20Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 23Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	523	385.00–390.00	387.46
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	673	343.00–350.00	346.38
1	850–900	850	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	563	360.00–375.00	367.47
2	650–700	653	332.00–338.00	334.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	630.00–670.00	651.54
1	250–300	280	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	315	538.00–560.00	548.83
1	350–400	355	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	413	455.00–465.00	461.69
5	450–500	466	456.00	456.00
3	500–550	523	408.00–418.00	413.45
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
6	600–650	628	364.00–370.00	365.00
2	650–700	653	360.00–365.00	362.49
2	700–750	733	315.00–318.00	316.49
2	800–850	820	316.00–320.00	317.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	270	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	335	495.00–500.00	497.46
2	350–400	360	490.00–515.00	502.15
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	492	435.00–438.00	436.99
2	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	560	388.00	388.00
1	600–650	625	339.00	339.00
2	650–700	665	330.00–340.00	334.89
1	750–800	755	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	530	436.00	436.00
3	600–650	611	376.00	376.00
3	900–950	907	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	377	455.00–475.00	466.53
3	450–500	463	413.00–425.00	417.06
3	550–600	577	374.00–375.00	374.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	310	430.00–435.00	432.50
1	350–400	395	432.00	432.00
7	450–500	477	406.00–422.00	412.65
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	373	413.00–415.00	414.06
8	500–550	533	353.00–360.00	354.12
3	550–600	584	358.00–362.00	360.69
1	600–650	630	333.00	333.00
2	650–700	678	329.00–335.00	331.99
6	750–800	768	285.00–290.00	289.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	433.00	433.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00–380.00	377.50
4	550–600	576	340.00–347.00	344.23
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	149.00–155.50	152.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	156.50–159.00	157.72
3	—	1,175	163.00–166.50	164.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,060	143.00–147.50	145.17
3	—	1,063	148.00–155.00	151.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,985	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,667.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,423	3,075.00–3,250.00	3,141.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,170	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,381.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,185.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	986	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,501.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,405	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,651.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,350.00	3,350.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.